West Bank: Israeli soldiers raid and close down city and town for second time in a week

Israeli armed forces have been deployed since dawn in the city of Tubas and the nearby town of Aqaba on Monday, Wafa news agency reported.

It is the second time in a week they have raided both places. They conducted out a four-day raid earlier this week. Israeli soldiers enforced a curfew and closure of entrances to the two locations on Monday.

They also detained a 22-year-old after raiding his family home in Tubas.  According to the director of the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society in Tubas, the same 22-year-old had been detained and interrogated two days earlier, along with six more people. All were later released.